The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-15

which left Barrow, England, February %,
il given up as lost with allhands on board.
She had full cargo Of steel blooms con-
signed to firm in Pennsylvania.
DR. MoRGENsTErN, the eminent Hebrew
scholar, drowned himself recently in the
Danube. Since he implicated DIR. Stoecker
in the anti-Semitic persecution at Berlin
he had been unable to gain employment
and was reduced to penury.
MYERS and George ran another race at
Sydney, N. s. W., Of 1,5OO yards. Myers
won by three-f ourths Of o yard. Time, 3:46.
The French Chamber Of Deputies has ad-
iourned till May 10.
The great permsnen. infantry barracks
at AldershOt, Eng, were on fire the other
day. The flames were famed to q fury by
gale CT wind OF such severity as to make
the efforts Of the fremen practically use
less.
An extensive flre occurred recently in
the Swiss village of Buchel in the Canton
of St Gall. Sixty houses were burned and
many cattle persisted in the flames.
JOHN MORLEY addressed an audience Of
5000 Liberals at Victoria Hall in South
London on the 9Th. He charged the Gov
eminent with Russianizing the administra-
ton in Ireland and denounced the Crimes
bill as hateful instrument Of oppression.
INVESTIGATION Of the failure of the Mari
time Bank of New Brunswick shows that
small boys were used as indorsers of paper
obligations in carrying out the extensive
bank swindles.
Much ill-feeling exists in the French
Senate. Imperialists have been left of
revenue committees, and claim that it was
done to prevent exposure Of Republican
frauds.
NICHOLAS CARDENAs, a well known gen.
tleman of Havana, Cuba, was recently kid
mapped near Mariana, but was subsequently
released on payment of q ransom Of $5O,OOO.
A MASSACRE of foreigners was threatened
in Hayti, consequent upon Great Britain de-
manding payment of some old time claims.
THE Pope, in view Of the Russian Govern,
ment's complaints of the hostility of the
Catholic clergy in Russia, has instructed the
Congregation for Ecclesiastical Affairs to
examine the question of Pan Slavism.
A LARGE three-masted schooner was dis
covered sunk, five miles from the east shore
of Nantucket island on the 9th. A boat
crew went to her and found her IN ten faith
oms of water with her sails set. There were
no tidings Of the crew. Her name was not
learned.
News has reached st. Johns, N. B., that
the fishing cruiser Vigilant, when sailing
out of Beaver harbor, few days ago,
sighted an American fishing vessel within
the three mile limit, and evidently after bait.
The Vlgilant gave chase and gained on the
yankee" who refused to heave to even
when blank shot was fired. The chase
was continued, but the American vessel
soon gained the line and was safe.
THE imports into Great Britain during
March were el3,OOO greater than in the
same month last year, while the exports in
creased eI90,OOO.
THE Ameer of Afghanistan has sent for
British engineer to discuss the cOnstruc-
ton of a railway from Cabul to Herat.
THE barkentine Susan, Captain Ryan,
from st. Johns, N. F., for Barbados. struck
an iceberg off Cape Broyle recently and
sank half an hour later The disaster oc-
Cured while the vessel was attempting to
weather an iceberg. Five of the crew were
drowned.
The town of Kuty in Austrian Galicia has
been almost completely destroyed by fire.
About 1.G0O persons are homeless. The fire
was OF lncendlary origin.
A GIGANTIC naphtha fountain burst the
other day at Baku, Russia. Oil, sand and
enormous stones were carried to a height
of $50 feet. An extensive petroleum lake
has formed in the vicinity.
A DISTURBANCE occurred at the town Of
Zaborn, Alsace, the other day, during
which number of recruits hauled down
the German flag from the official buildings.
a hon in h.,
affair, several of whom were arrested.
THE North German Gazette quotes a state
ment of the Madrid Epoch, admitting that
the Spanish Minister to China at a recent
banquet offered a toast to the prosperity Of
France and the success Of the revanche
The Epoch says this act of the Minister was
a gross offense against a country with
which Spain is DESTROYS of maintaining the
best relations.
THE Norwegian ship Prince Victor cap
sized at Bristol, England, the other day
and the captains wife and child were
drowned.
A FRENCH man-of-war has been ordered
to Port au Prince, Hayti, at once, to protect
the Europeans there IN case of trouble be-
tween the Haytlens and the British.
BUSINESS failures during the seven
days ended April s numbered: For the
United States. 1873; for Canada. %: total,
223; against 2aa3 the previous week, and 215
the corresponding week of 1856 Failures
in all sections of the country were about
up to the average except in New York
City, where the assignments numbered only
six, which were unimportant.
THE LATEST.
cArYDoN, KY, was badly ravaged by fire